| There are considerable distinct differences between | | | | Everything else can be considered project |
| the project manager roles and project management. | | | | management support roles. These can be assigned |
| Let's deal with some of these differences right now. | | | | not to the manager of the project, but to subordinates |
| The central software project manager role involves | | | | such as project leads, forecasters, project engineers, |
| strategic level thinking. This means that he or she is | | | | metrics specialists, and any number of other roles. The |
| charged with instilling a sense of vision and direction for | | | | manager oversees the complete procedure. |
| the project, managing members of the team, | | | | That is just a basic distinction of the two roles, although |
| coordinating communications with managers across | | | | there will always be some overlap across businesses, |
| functional lines as necessary, delegating and | | | | and even departments. The project manager is in fact |
| supervising project sub-leads, establishing | | | | the director of a particular project, and the people |
| communication venues, and steering the | | | | working under him or her are those charged with |
| aforementioned items during the process of the | | | | implementing the different elements. |
| project management lifecycle. | | | | |